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Rewind & Rock with Sharon Stewart: When The Boss Climbed Graceland · Mega Rock On Demand

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  SPEAKER_00: It's Bob Seeger and Rock and Roll never forgets.
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  SPEAKER_00: That kind of goes along the lines of Rewind and Rock.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, looking back on this day in rock and roll history, bicentennial year, April 29th.
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  SPEAKER_00: It was on this day that Bruce Springsteen proved that even rock stars can turn total fanboys.
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  SPEAKER_00: Bruce had just finished a show in Memphis on this day on the Born to Run tour when he got an idea that sounds like it was cooked up at 2 a.m., because it probably was.
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  SPEAKER_00: He took a cab to Graceland.
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  SPEAKER_00: And when he got there, he saw a light on inside Elvis Presley's house.
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  SPEAKER_00: So Bruce, who was young, fearless, and riding high from recently being on the covers of both Time and Newsweek, decided the best move was not trying to ring the doorbell, but climb the wall.
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  SPEAKER_00: He made it across the grounds and headed for the front door before security stopped him at Graceland.
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  SPEAKER_00: Bruce asked if Elvis was home, and the guards told him no.
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  SPEAKER_00: The king was in Lake Tahoe.
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  SPEAKER_00: But yeah, even tried the old, don't you know who I am routine, pointing out magazine covers and recent tour, but the guards were not impressed.
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  SPEAKER_00: So to be fair, Graceland Security had seen it all.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, fans hiding in trees, jumping in the pool, even getting inside the house.
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  SPEAKER_00: So one more guy climbing the wall, even if it was Bruce Springsteen, out he went.
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  SPEAKER_00: Anyway, he never lost his love for Elvis, though.
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  SPEAKER_00: And a year later, after seeing Elvis perform in Philadelphia, he wrote the song Fire with Elvis Presley in mind.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now Elvis died before he ever even got the demo, but the song went on to become a hit for the Pointer Sisters.
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  SPEAKER_00: And uh yeah, so today we rem remember the night that the boss tried to meet the king and found out even Bruce Springsteen couldn't get past Elvis Security.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's the song.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's Bruce Springsteen with his song for Elvis Presley.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's fire as we rewind and rock on Mega Rock.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm driving in my car.